Canadian soldiers, Libyan people failed by order to break eggs in Libya

By the time the ragtag assortment of rebels defeated the Gadaffi loyalists, it was clear that a liberal democracy was not going to be the result. We promised democracy but delivered anarchy to the Libyans.
An air weapons system technician completes the arming procedure on a CF‑188 Hornet before it takes off from Trapani, Italy, as part of Operation Mobile on March 21, 2011.
OTTAWA—Last week, seemingly in advance of Remembrance Day commemorations, the Embassy of Canada in Egypt tweeted a Veterans Affairs Canada message, which depicted Canadian sailors aboard HMCS Charlottetown during the war in Libya. The

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